United in PurposeUnity is the aim of Christ for His BodyGod’s Spirit is not yet present and resident in this body, so this passage takes place under the old covenant’s parameters.Act —Act 2000 cubits or 3000 feet… Just over half a mile. This was the distance that the Israelites had to walk while passing through the wilderness in the encampment God laid out.—Act Upper room here may refer to the room where they had the last supper. But upper rooms were very common in Jerusalem and throughout that culture.—Act Unity was the signature or identifying characteristic of this assembly.—Act —Act Act Act Act Act —Act Act I am reminded that Peter has had several instances where is impetuosity or need for immediate action has led to mistakes. In light of the fact that God called Paul as an apostle, there is a distinct possibility that this was human reasoning leading.—Act Clearly the monumental decision as to who was to be one of the guiding leaders in the founding of the church was decided with the involvement of the whole church body, not just the sanctified leaders.Although there is question as to whether this process was fulfilling God‘s purpose or man’s, either way what we see is a very unified, non-divisive decision taking place on a very big element. In many ways this illustrates faith in God. Get your direction and move. Trust that God will resolve any issues by His sovereignty.—Act —Act —Act United in PurposeUnity is the aim of Christ for His BodyJoh Eph It is God‘s intent that we be unified, not divided, in our differences. We can accomplish that by taking on Paul’s perspective on differences…Php